Do you assume that painting customers always buy the lowest price? Well they don’t always buy the lowest price paint estimate. Here are a few reasons why.

1) The cheapest painter is usually not the best painter. And often the cheapest painter is a newbie, that doesn’t know the things that go into a good paint job, such as prep and protection that add costs to the job.

2) The cheapest painter may be low balling the price just to grab the job. That painter may not be a good painter, and my not have work because of the fact that painter is not experienced.

3) Often customers feel that the lowest priced paint estimate can’t be trusted for various reasons. One big reason is that the painter may take the deposit and not finish on time or take a longer time to finish than is needed.

4) Think about your own buying habits. Do you always buy the cheapest things? Do you buy cheap tools? Lots of times cheap tools mean that you buy the tool twice, when the cheap one breaks and the second time to buy the higher quality tool.

5) Who would you want to do work on your home? Do you want to have the contractor with the dirty truck or beat up truck? I feel if the contractor has a decent truck that the contractor is successful, and it’s not just the truck it’s the overall feeling of success.

6) It’s an odd thing about buyers, often they will look at a higher price as proof that the quality of the contractor is there.

7) Take the time to hand deliver your estimate. Never email or fax your estimate. It says more about the contractor who hand delivers the estimate. When you deliver the estimate is when to sell, not on your measure call.

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If you have done any research on how to soundproof a ceiling from impact noise (footfall) as well as airborne noise, you have most likely discovered that a floated ceiling using sound clips and furring channels is the best way to combat these noises from above. In essence floating a ceiling on the sound clips and furring channels will offer you the best impact protection provided you add a layer of mass loaded vinyl directly to the open joists. This method of soundproofing is quite effective, yet it can be very costly to install and there is a great margin for error when floating a ceiling.

There is another method of soundproofing a ceiling from impact noise as well as airborne sound that is not quite as effective as the sound clip system, but it will offer you a cost effective solution to this problem by reducing the noise to a tolerable level.

The system I am describing is the “Green Glue” system. Green Glue is a visco elastic damping compound that when applied between 2 rigid hard surfaces, such as drywall, MDF or OSB and will act to dampen or change the resonant frequency of the wall board. A quick analogy is to visualize you ceiling as being a drum head, if the drywall ceiling has no been treated with the Green Glue the sound will resonate much like the sound of beating a drum head. Now if you add the Green glue to the equation you have in essence placed a finger onto the middle of the drumhead and completely stopped the resonance of the drum. This is precisely how Green Glue works in a ceiling application. Acoustical Consultants and others in the field have long known that in order to achieve the best soundproofing, you need to deaden or dampen the structure above as well as the drywall. Green Glue does exactly that; it deadens the existing drywall as well as the new drywall with the Green glue applied that you screwed into the existing drywall ceiling.

Will Green glue get rid of all the impact noise from above? Probably not, but will it make your life more tolerable? You bet it will. Green Glue is an economical and effective way to soundproof your walls, floors and ceilings from both airborne and Impact noise from the people living above you. Green Glue is effective in most condo and co-op situations and works remarkably well in lofts as well. When you’re at your wits end and need to soundproof right now, Green Glue is the fast and effective soundproofing answer. For more in depth information about soundproofing your ceiling with Green Glue, go to www.greengluecompany.com and read the many testimonials on this product and see the test that were performed with Green Glue against Mass loaded vinyl, lead sheeting, Quiet Rock™ and Quiet Glue™. Green Glue out performs these and many other soundproofing agents hands down. Many companies such as Soundproofing America and Sound Isolation Company offer quality discounts and contractor pricing on the Green Glue. Thanks for reading. Dr. Bob…. out!

About The Author

Robert W. Orther is the Senior Technical Advisor at Soundproofing America Inc, the leading authority in Soundproofing and Acoustical treatment technology.

Dr. Bob O.

Soundproofing America, Inc.

Senior Technical Director

Soundproofing Expert to The New York Times, The San Francisco Herald Examiner,

The San Diego Union Tribune, and the Charlotte Observer

Ph (877) 530-0139 Toll free Fax (347) 721-9079

E-mail: Dr.bob@soundproofingamerica.com

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